Episode 27 recap: The crowd was once again under the control of Yan Ming Liang.

Zhang Tian Qiang woke up and woke up A Yong, telling him that Chun Yu and Gao Xuan were coming to rescue them. However, A Yong shouted that he didn't want to leave, gripping Zhang Tian Qiang's neck and berating him for abandoning him in the first place. After a struggle, they managed to escape. They picked up nearby objects and fought against the masked individuals. Meanwhile, Chun Yu Ming found a hidden door and tried to decipher it to buy some time.

Gao Xuan found the switch to the prison cell and opened it, allowing everyone to escape. At that moment, all the masked individuals rushed to the control room, but Gao Xuan managed to lock himself inside in time. Hei Er woke up and saw Zhang Tian Qiang, and they happily embraced each other. Zhang Tian Qiang knew that Gao Xuan hadn't given up on them.

Zhang Tian Qiang found A Yong, who appeared anxious and claimed that everything was fake. Zhang Tian Qiang helped him recall the truth, but A Yong suddenly choked Zhang Tian Qiang, blaming him for abandoning him. However, Zhang Tian Qiang assured A Yong that he hadn't given up on either of them. He tearfully admitted that he hadn't realized it at the time and started hitting himself. The three brothers embraced each other, reconciled and forgave one another.

Qing You woke up, and Xiao Qin and Xu Wen Ya rushed to check on her. The group decided to go to the dungeon to rescue Chun Yu. The masked individuals appeared, but Zhang Tian Qiang was no longer afraid and directly fought back. A Yong and Hei Er joined in to help. They all hurried to the control room to save Gao Xuan. Suddenly, Xiao Qin stopped and picked up a shovel as a weapon. The masked individuals were trying to break down the door from outside, while Gao Xuan fought desperately. Zhang Tian Qiang deliberately showed himself to distract some of the masked individuals. When they broke into the control room, they discovered that Gao Xuan had already escaped through the ventilation duct.

An alarm sounded, and the masked individuals were still at the entrance of the dungeon. Qing You directly confronted one of them with a shovel while the others rescued Chun Yu. At that moment, Chun Yu Ming was also rescued, and their top priority was to find the hidden door. They all rushed toward the main gate, and Chun Yu Ming noticed a decoder immediately appearing on the door. It was provided by Yan Zong from the outside, but whether it could be opened depended solely on Chun Yu Ming.

At that moment, the masked individuals caught up with them. The group protected Chun Yu Ming while he decoded, and Gao Xuan and the others fought against the masked individuals. Even Nian Su Lan and Qing You bravely joined the fight, striving to escape the game world. Yang Ba Wan shielded Xiao Qin to prevent her from getting hurt. Chun Yu Ming opened the main gate, and a bright light shone into the room.

Chun Yu walked through the stairwell and saw his friends chatting and drinking coffee, as if in a dream. Yang Ba Wan toasted Xiao Qin, and under the encouragement of their friends, they played the game of crossing cups. At that moment, Chun Yu and Gao Xuan held each other's hands tightly. Yang Ba Wan brought Xiao Qin to visit her father, but she was asked to play mahjong. She had to learn on the spot, but little did she know that Uncle Yang made a move that would surely lead to her defeat.

Frustrated by Xiao Qin's desperation, Uncle Yang left in anger, and Xiao Qin also left in anger. She was upset with Yang Ba Wan's attitude. Through the game of mahjong, she realized that he was more concerned about helping her father than helping her. She took the opportunity to express her disdain for his flaws and proposed a breakup. Yang Ba Wan, also in a fit of anger, agreed to the breakup. Xiao Qin walked a short distance and looked back, only to find that Yang Ba Wan hadn't followed her.

Grandma and Chun Yu Ming got into a fight. It turned out that Chun Yu Ming wanted to discard sprouting potatoes, but Grandma insisted on keeping them, leading to a heated argument between the two. Despite Chun Yu's attempts to intervene, he couldn't stop the escalating conflict. Chun Yu tried to persuade his father not to get angry, but Chun Yu Ming expressed that he had had enough of Grandma during this time and would not come back. Zhang Tian Qiang was chased by debt collectors. It turned out that Zhang Tian Qiang, A Yong, and Hei Er were involved in a business deal where they bought appliances. However, when they went to pick up the goods, they discovered that both the appliances and Hei Er were missing. Zhang Tian Qiang was also heartbroken. After finally escaping from the game, he found that things were not the same anymore.

Chun Yu returned to school and unexpectedly discovered that Xu Wen Ya's brother had been in a car accident. Chun Yu watched as Wen Ya followed her brother to the hospital, sensing that things were taking a different turn and that nothing good was happening. That night, Chun Yu received a notification from the hospital that Grandma's condition was not good and that he needed to prepare himself mentally.

Chun Yu blamed his father for not taking good care of Grandma. Although his father apologized, it was too late. Grandma's body was wheeled out of the operating room. It turned out that none of these events were real. The group hadn't actually escaped the game; they were unconscious within the game, with their consciousness completely manipulated by Yan Ming Liang.